Monica_in_Switzerland Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 She said "Ewok Village!" I'm dying. I was thinking New Money Hobbit. Yep, this is totally how the Sackville Bagginses were planning to pimp out Bag End! Well, that was all really extra. Dd was fascinated by the lack of doors, while I was stuck on all the hard surfaces. Doesn't it look like it would be a LOUD place to live, with nothing to block the sound? I kept thinking about dog toenails clicking all the way through the house. Guys, re: noise, you are all forgetting that the owner's furniture and 1200 dragon-themed black velvet tapestries were removed. The tapestries really help with the noise and warm the place up enormously... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 It must look awesome in there at night when all those can lights are on. :coolgleamA: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Ahoy mateys! To heal ones eyes, the Great Gatsby mansion is also for sale. It also has decorative ceilings - that aren't scary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Ahoy mateys! To heal ones eyes, the Great Gatsby mansion is also for sale. It also has decorative ceilings - that aren't scary. And this is what you get with both money and taste. I love that the kids' rooms look like kids actually live there. There aren't nearly enough books on the shelves in the office though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Oh dear God! My head is spinning. Edited August 26, 2017 by reefgazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Yep, this is totally how the Sackville Bagginses were planning to pimp out Bag End! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: DD14 said that looks like a house Jean-Ralphio or Dennis Feinstein would own. The truly hilarious thing, though, is that the median sales price of the surrounding neighborhood is $62K!!! Edited August 26, 2017 by ILiveInFlipFlops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I'm trying to picture my elderly in-laws going up or down the stairs. Or if I had toddlers... I'd be a nervous wreck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 It says the median house in the neighborhood is $159,000. That is a far cry from $1.7M. And the high school is very low rated. What possessed someone to build that monstrosity in the middle of that area for that price floors me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I may have to duck and run for cover after saying this, but...I kind of like it. Not the furnishings or decor, but the house itself. To me, all the stone and curves have the charming geekiness of a ST-TNG set for an alien home. You know, the ones who are almost human except for a couple of latex ridges on their faces? 👽Aw, come one! Am I the only one who thinks it would be fun to live on a ST set? (Yeah, I know, Insert chirping crickets here, right?) The 20 year old me would love this house. It's so over the top, like lottery winner on steroids over the top. You could a LOTR or sci-fi theme, add some warm paint tones, plants, disinfectant, and have a weird and wacky house. I'd be in the pool a lot anyway. I could have a bunch of houseguests and never know it unless they were in the pool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 To heal ones eyes, the Great Gatsby mansion is also for sale. It also has decorative ceilings - that aren't scary. To be honest, I liked New Money Hobbit better. Plus, it was only 1/10 of the price (not that either would fit into our budget). That said, the Great Gatsby would be much cheaper to fix up to make acceptable... I think new paint (something with color - that white kitchen is hideous!) and different furniture would vastly improve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 It was owned by a former pimp who decided to get into construction after he left "the business". I'm not kidding! Well okay. I was trying to imagine a family living there like it was a normal house, and the picture just wouldn't come to me. A pimp, I can see. In pictures 34-36, is the ceiling... Stone...? Like, weird, protruding, white pebbles? "This house needs some stone. No, some more. NO, MORE!!!" I see someone already linked a video but when I read your post my first thought was, "More cowbell!" So was that a hot tub in the middle of what I suppose is the living room, or was that a raised dance floor? And I don't even want to know why each bedroom has multiple beds. At first I thought it was a stage. Then I realized that's a hot tub cover. Though I wouldn't be surprised if there was a stage somewhere in that house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Well, based on the comments, I was actually expecting it to be worse than it looks. It would be a great place to run & slide in socks... :lol: (until you fell). I hope there's no porous limestone under this house. If a sinkhole forms, this one will be a long way down because of the weight of the house itself. Seriously, how much does all that stone & marble weigh??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 One of my FB friends posted this today, and I was like "oh, that house!" Guys, it used to be even crazier! There used be a nymph fountain in there somewhere.... :lol: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 It's like Game of Thrones meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) One of my FB friends posted this today, and I was like "oh, that house!" From the link - "Jerry Hostetler, beaming, January 2001. He lived alone in the giant house, with only his cat for company." Didn't someone upthread mention one of the areas being a cat's paradise? :lol: ETA: Also, ew. The pool doesn't look so beautiful in those photos. Edited August 27, 2017 by Lady Florida. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 One of my FB friends posted this today, and I was like "oh, that house!" The article also says it smells of mold and mildew - to the extent the neighbors were complaining about it, and that it would probably need to be torn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) The article also says it smells of mold and mildew - to the extent the neighbors were complaining about it, and that it would probably need to be torn down. That article was originally written in 2013, so maybe someone came in and did some remediation? Or someone bought it cheap, cleaned it up, and is now reselling it? It looks like there was a sheriff's sale at some point, though it's really hard to tell because they seem to have updated the article several times, making the timeline unclear :glare: I didn't really register the staging the first time around (I was so mesmerized by the house itself!), but it is truly bizarre. Edited August 27, 2017 by ILiveInFlipFlops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I can't imagine that house is up to code. The lack of railings on the stairs and from the second floor to the giant hole where the stairs come up would tip me off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I can't imagine that house is up to code. The lack of railings on the stairs and from the second floor to the giant hole where the stairs come up would tip me off. I don't know how it works in the US, but in the UK, building work is inspected for adherence to building code and then the inspectors go away. It's not uncommon for a handrail or something to get taken down thereafter, although not normally on an enormous staircase like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 It seems to me he was awfully successful as a pimp, if he could afford that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It is like they could not decide what style they wanted so they threw them all in. Did ya'll see that the house was built in 1953? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Ahoy mateys! To heal ones eyes, the Great Gatsby mansion is also for sale. It also has decorative ceilings - that aren't scary. That kitchen is too white! Like hurts my eyes too white. Otherwise, not too bad. Homey, though? How can a mansion be called homey with so many off limits to kids areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I keep trying to decide what year threw up all over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It is like they could not decide what style they wanted so they threw them all in. Did ya'll see that the house was built in 1953? 1953? I would bet good money that quite a bit of that ceiling frosting contains asbestos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) The article linked later on in the thread says the guy started with the modest little house he and his wife and daughter once lived in and started just started adding on and buying up neighbors' properties for extra space. So the original house was probably built in 1953, but the additions started in the 70s (IIRC). Edited August 30, 2017 by ILiveInFlipFlops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 From the link - "Jerry Hostetler, beaming, January 2001. He lived alone in the giant house, with only his cat for company." Didn't someone upthread mention one of the areas being a cat's paradise? :lol: ETA: Also, ew. The pool doesn't look so beautiful in those photos. Yikes. His name is Hostetler. That is a name I associate with my Amish heritage, not pimps. The house looks so, so cold to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 This might be a case of pimp does LSD while reading Game of Thrones and is inspired. That's all I've got. Really, the place makes my eyes hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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